The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades. Though the Cook Islands govern their own internal matters, they still rely ...

There are many great places to go for amazing views—Fiji, Bora Bora, Hawaii, the Caribbean—but what’s great about the Cook Islands is that it’s not as well-known, so the crowds that you find elsewhere ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown completed a week-long state visit to China on February 14, signing a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to boost relations with Beijing. Cook Islands Prime ...

Let the islands’ people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future. From ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a ...

The State Department signed a pact with the Cook Islands months after the island nation inked a similar deal with China. Trump administration officials say they’re in talks with the Cook Islands ...

New Zealand has paused development funding to the Cook Islands after the tiny South Pacific nation signed agreements with China without the expected level of consultation. The strategic partnership ...

New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a new defence and security agreement on Thursday, seeking to reset ties after months ...

Between Oct. 1 and 21, a U.S government-funded vessel, the E/V Nautilus, conducted an expedition in the Cook Islands’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), following an agreement between the U.S. and the ...

Cook Islands trusts are popular among high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and those who advise them. That is because Cook Islands trusts are structured to separate legal ownership (trustee) from ...

The art of tivaevae, the colourful patchwork and appliqué that’s symbolic of the Cook Islands, is a craft that’s flourished since the introduction of quilting by Christian missionaries in the 19th ...